Director, Software Development

Who You Are

You're a proven leader in software development, balancing technical expertise with strategic vision and a people-first leadership approach. With 8+ years of hands-on software development experience and 4+ years leading teams, you know how to build scalable, cloud-native systems while fostering high-performing engineering teams. You have a deep understanding of modern software development, including cloud architecture, DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines, and you're skilled at aligning technology with business goals.

You're not just a technical leader—you’re a collaborator and strategist, ensuring that engineering efforts integrate seamlessly across departments to drive innovation and efficiency. You have a passion for mentoring and empowering teams, and you thrive on optimizing engineering processes, improving team performance, and maintaining system reliability at scale.

You bring:

• 8+ years of experience as a software developer, with a strong background in scalable, cloud-based systems (AWS, GCP, or similar).
• 4+ years of experience in engineering leadership, scaling teams, and fostering Agile best practices.
• Expertise in software engineering best practices, cloud-native development, and DevOps methodologies.
• A data-driven mindset, using performance metrics to improve efficiency, productivity, and operational excellence.
• The ability to align engineering initiatives with product strategy, collaborating across departments to drive business impact.
• A problem-solving approach, ensuring production stability and proactively improving system resilience.

What You'll Do

As the Director of Software Development, you’ll lead, optimize, and scale our software engineering efforts while ensuring strategic alignment across teams. Your role will be a blend of technology leadership, strategic planning, and team development, creating an environment where engineers thrive and deliver top-tier solutions.

• Shape the software development vision—define strategy, best practices, and roadmaps for long-term success.
• Lead and mentor Development Team Leads, helping them grow their teams and improve engineering excellence.
• Collaborate across departments, ensuring seamless alignment between product, engineering, and business initiatives.
• Partner with DevOps to optimize workflow efficiency and system integration for smooth deployments.
• Oversee production stability, continuously monitoring performance and implementing proactive improvements to ensure system reliability.
• Develop performance metrics, tracking team efficiency and driving continuous improvement through data-driven insights.
• Foster an Agile, high-performance engineering culture, balancing speed, innovation, and technical excellence.
• Champion best practices in software development, ensuring high-quality, scalable, and maintainable code.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a growing, forward-thinking engineering team while playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of our technology and products. If you're ready to lead with impact, drive innovation, and empower teams, we’d love to meet you.

What We’ll Do

At Nationwide Marketing Group, we are committed to supporting your success and professional growth. Here’s how we’ll empower you:

• Competitive Compensation: A base salary complemented by a performance bonus structure, depending on the role, to recognize your contributions and achievements.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage with $0 cost Employee-Only options, as well as employer-paid Basic Life/AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance.
• Savings and Retirement: Take advantage of our matching 401K program with 100% vesting to secure your financial future.
• Flexible Time Off: Benefit from our Open PTO Policy, Paid Holidays, and Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave to maintain balance in your work and personal life.
• Professional Growth and Coaching: Access formal training opportunities and engage in recurring development meetings with your leader to ensure continued growth and success.
• Exclusive Discounts: Access our Discounts Program offering savings on Electronics, Cell Phones, Health & Wellness, Travel, Entertainment, Home & Auto, Pet Insurance, and more.

Who We Are

Nationwide Marketing Group is the largest buying, marketing, and business support organization for independent retailers in the U.S. Our mission is to help independent retailers thrive on their own terms by providing innovative solutions, unparalleled resources, and a community of like-minded professionals. With a focus on digital transformation, we empower our members to embrace change and achieve lasting success in an ever-evolving marketplace.

We take pride in giving back to the communities where we live and work, partnering with impactful organizations like Smile Together, Take My Hand Uganda, the Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke, and No Child Hungry. Additionally, we actively encourage our team members to volunteer or donate to causes they care about, fostering a culture of compassion and engagement.

As a team, we believe in building a diverse, representative, and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. Our values of collaboration, trust, and leadership drive everything we do, ensuring we remain committed to our members and their success.

Nationwide Marketing Group is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability.

Work Environment

Must be able to read, write, and communicate both verbally and in written form to express and exchange ideas. While performing the responsibilities of this job, the employee must be able to access all components of workstation and other office equipment. Frequent typing, writing, bending, and twisting. Must be able to lift up to 10 pounds.

General office environment with moderate noise. This position is mostly sedentary, involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. A busy environment with many unscheduled interruptions. Frequent computer use at workstation for extended periods of time. Public contact position requiring appropriate business apparel.